Elkhart County, IN

Population

A region's economy thrives or dives because of the people who choose to live there. That choice may occur by being born there and desiring to stay, or a more deliberate one of choosing to relocate from somewhere else. Monitoring change in the size and movement of population is an important barometer of well-being.

Population Over Time

1990

2000

2005

2010

2016

Total Population

156,198

182,793

192,242

197,561

203,781

Change Since 1990

26,595

36,044

41,363

47,583

Pct. Change Since 1990

17.0%

23.1%

26.5%

30.5%

Source: US Census Bureau

Components of Population Change 2015 to 2016

Number

Net Domestic Migration

-987

International Migration

100

Natural Increase (births minus deaths)

1,506

Births

3,128

Deaths

1,622

Source: US Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age in 2016

Number

Pct. Dist

Preschool (0 to 4)

15,433

7.6%

School Age (5 to 17)

41,361

20.3%

College Age (18 to 24)

18,136

8.9%

Young Adult (25 to 44)

50,669

24.9%

Older Adult (45 to 64)

49,740

24.4%

Older (65 plus)

28,442

14.0%

Source: US Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin in 2016

Number

Pct. Dist

American Ind. or Alaskan Native Alone

1,193

0.6%

Asian Alone

2,374

1.2%

Black Alone

12,603

6.2%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone

150

0.1%

White Alone

182,576

89.6%

Two or More Race Groups

4,885

2.4%

Hispanic or Latino

Non-Hispanic or Latino

172,295

84.5%

Hispanic or Latino

31,486

15.5%

Source: US Census Bureau

Households in 2015

Number

Pct. Dist

Total Households

70,439

100.0%

Family Households

50,577

71.8%

Married with Children

15,428

21.9%

Married without Children

22,007

31.2%

Single Parents

8,310

11.8%

Other

4,832

6.9%

Non-family Households

19,862

28.2%

Living Alone

16,329

23.2%

Average Household Size

2.89

Average Family Household Size

4.02

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

Population Counts by Decade

Population

NumericalChg.

Pct. Chg.

1950

84,512

NA

NA

1960

106,790

22,278

26.4%

1970

126,529

19,739

18.5%

1980

137,330

10,801

8.5%

1990

156,198

18,868

13.7%

April 2000

182,793

26,595

17.0%

April 2010

197,561

14,768

8.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Projections

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

Population Projections

197,559

204,959

212,036

218,988

225,496

Change Since 2010

7,400

14,477

21,429

27,937

Pct. Change Since 2010

3.7%

7.3%

10.8%

14.1%

Source: Indiana Business Research Center.Note: 2010 data are census counts from the U.S. Census Bureau